IRS man John Carpenter, who became the first million-dollar winner on ABC’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” will reappear next Friday on “Good Morning America” — complete with his spanking-new BMW and the news that his wife no longer has to work.

Write to strike

The Writers Guild of America, East, has agreed to postpone its strike deadline against Ch.9.

Ch.9 management asked the guild to extend its deadline. A new strike date has yet to be agreed upon.

Stan’s the man

Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford taped a birthday message for Stan Martin that was played at Martin’s recent birthday bash.

Martin headed the now-defunct WQEW, which played Big Band-era music.

Philbin and Gifford told Stan they hoped that radio format would someday return to New York.